Tom Brady appears to be staging his own silent protest during games — against the NFL

While the NFL world focuses on Colin Kaepernick not standing during the national anthem, there appears to be another silent protest going on during games, and this one comes from the biggest name in the league — Tom Brady.

And here is Brady's helmet during the team's first practices of the year (OTAs), back in May. Again, the NFL shield logo is not there.

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The sticker was on the back of Brady's helmet during the Patriots' playoff loss to the Broncos, back in January. So this is something new that began during practices prior to this season.

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Now we've got a pattern — one that started when Brady was still fighting his suspension in court.

The NFL is notorious for their strict uniform policies and regularly fines players for wearing shoes, socks, or other items that do not conform to league guidelines. So it will be interesting to see if the league levies a fine on Brady and whether he will continue to play sans sticker during the regular season.